Better way to say Good Luck?

Question:I need to send a good luck wish to my neices. They're in a school play (Wizard of Oz) and this "wish" will be printed in the program. I'd like to say something better than "good luck" or "we're proud of you." Any creative ideas?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I need to send a good luck wish to my neices. They're in a school play (Wizard of Oz) and this "wish" will be printed in the program. I'd like to say something better than "good luck" or "we're proud of you." Any creative ideas?

Since I don't know their specific parts in the play and/or ages it's hard to make it custom for them. Here are some in case you don't come back to edit with more information like their parts in the play:

These are brain storms, but maybe they'll get you started on the right track, some might not work or go over their heads...

Have fun storming the castle!
Bring the house down! ~ personal favorite and fits with the story line.
or "Bring down the house."
You'll be amazing!
You are all stars!
You can make the audience feel they are not in Kansas anymore.
You'll never miss a cue!
Tonight you'll be the star that you are! (this can work for groups, in tn, it'd be "Ya'll be the star that ya'll are.")
You'll steal the show
Act like no one is watching.

"Break a Leg"

"Break a leg" it is theatrical for good luck!

I wish for you the best
Showcase your best because we believe you can

do NOT say good luck
that's considered bad luck in a play

say "break a leg"

The Theatrical tradition is:

For actors: Break a Leg! There are many theories about this expression, most based on superstition. Two of my favorites are:

In the 17th Century, a "courtly" bow was performed as one leg extended in front, and the other leg "broken", or bent, at the knee while the torso was bent down. Thus , to "break a leg" was to receive approbation.

The other, and even more colorful, comes from Vaudeville:

The side curtains on a Proscenium stage, the ones that shield the Backstage goings-on from the Stage are called "legs." When you "break (the plane of) a leg", you are on stage, and, therefore. "On!"

The wish for luck has less to to with a desire to curse someone with physical harm than it has with a "whistling in the dark" kind of mentality. If I wish you good luck, I curse you with bad luck. And conversely.

For dancers, the traditional "good luck" is "Merde", which is French for excrement. It is considered rude to wish a dancer a broken leg, so this tradition was developed. It is said that this "good luck" developed out of the expression being used thousands of times by dancers in the Paris Opera Corps de Ballet whilst rehearsing.

If this is not true, it should be.

Getting back to your question, my advice would be:

I wish you success. We are all proud of you. Break a leg!

No actor will ever turn down an accolade.

Or free food, for that matter